New York, N.Y. I first met Ambassador Sichan Siv in 2004 when I was invited to hear him speak at the imposing Women’s Republican National Club, just north of Rockefeller Center. What a speech! He spoke on surviving Pol Pot’s Killing Fields in Cambodia, then making his way to America where he earned a degree [...]
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World’s Top Toy Collection Seeks Home in New York City
New York, N.Y. These tin toys were objects to be played with rather than be looked at and consequently the vast majority were destroyed or damaged by their youthful owners. All 19th Century and 20th Century toys are now rare objects that many people today have never seen. -David Pressland, The Art of the Tin [...]
The Stewardship Report Announces Editorial Calendar
New York, N.Y. A bright new face has been added to the crowded Web, drawing a large readership and uploading more than 900 stories in its first twelve weeks. Still in soft-launch, The Jim Luce Stewardship Report (JLSR) is focused on “Connecting Goodness.” Covering Faces, Issues, World Affairs, Life Style, the Arts, and Video, JLSR offers articles [...]
Film on the Life & Times of Stonewall Veteran Storme DeLarverie
“If we turn our back, she will die.” - Sam Bassett New York, N.Y. Storme, a documentary by Sam Bassett based on the life and times of Stonewall Veteran Storme DeLarverie screened last week to a receptive audience in Manhattan. Storme’s story has recently been featured by the New York Times and Huffington Post. She is the Rosa Parks of [...]
Gay Community’s Rosa Parks Faces Death, Impoverished, Alone
New York, NY. I know dementia. My father and grandmother both died with it. But they had both resources and families to protect them – and neither were living cultural and historical treasures. None of which can be said for the civil rights activist who probably threw the first punch in the Stonewall Riot that [...]
First ‘Davos’ for Women’s International Development in NYC
New York, N.Y. I met Cecilia Attias, former First Lady of France and founder and executive chair of the Cecilia Attias Foundation for It was extraordinarily successful – and focused on producing more than just rhetoric. Women at the event and was particularly impressed by her passion and global vision. The first annual Dialogue for [...]
World Renowned Autistic Advocate Temple Grandin’s Mother to Tell the Family Story
New York, N.Y. Eustacia Cutler will be in New York City, on Roosevelt Island underneath the 59th Street Bridge, for a one-on-one conversation with the public. Eustacia is mother to world renowned autistic advocate Temple Grandin, Ph.D. Temple is considered the most accomplished and well-known adult with autism in the world. HBO released Temple’s auto-biography [...]
Stewardship Report: First Ambassador Writes Op-Ed “Diplomatic Viewpoint”
New York, N.Y. The Hon. Kenneth H. Merten, American Ambassador to Haiti, has written the first “Diplomatic Viewpoint” for The Jim Luce Stewardship Report launched two weeks ago. The Stewardship Report focuses on “Connecting Goodness.” It is a new on-line newspaper that covers Faces, Issues (Business, Children, Conflict Resolution, Connectivity, Education, Environment, Eyewitness, Health, Opinion, Politics, United Nations), World [...]
